Monthly Archives: July 2012

                It’s happened before and it’s still happening. The talking heads debate whether the Glass Steagall Act (GS) would have made a difference in the 2008 financial collapse. I even saw one prominent writer go through each event of the … Continue reading →

                Everyone talks about the lack of integrity by the big banks but what about large investment consulting firms? In the institutional world of large private and public pension funds, endowments, foundations, Taft Hartley, hospitals, etc., the plan sponsor/trustees hire … Continue reading →

Jamie Dimon, when he testified before Congress a few weeks back, listed the positives and negatives of large banks. He described the downside to large institutions as: Greed Arrogance Hubris Lack of Attention to Detail  The benefits, he stated, were: … Continue reading →

 Congress Needs to Act or the Market Will Crash At The End of 2012 Taxable investors will have every reason to dump stocks by the end of the year unless Congress takes action. The Bush-era tax cuts—enacted in 2001 and … Continue reading →